Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University, 3-5-6 Jonan, Yonezawa, 992-8510, Yamagata, Japan. shingo-s@yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
Diacetyl-C-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)phloroglucinol was converted by refluxing in water to spiro(benzofuran-2H]furan) a new compound, along with spiro(benzofuran-2H]pyran). The stereochemistry of the quaternary carbon of both spiro compounds had an S-configuration.